Telos ® Corporation announced that the City of Charlotte has contracted with Telos to provide Transportation Security Administration (TSA)-approved Designated Aviation Channeling (DAC) services for processing worker background checks at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT). Telos’ DAC services improve data integrity, increase the efficiency of credentialing operations and reduce costs. DAC services enable submissions of […]
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B-29 Doc Adds Houston and Lone Star Flight Museum to Tour Schedule
The B-29 Superfortress known as Doc will bring its History Restored Tour to the Lone Star Flight Museum in Houston, Texas, May 4-9, 2021. Doc will arrive in Houston, Monday, May 3 and will be available for ground and cockpit tours Wednesday, May 5 and Thursday, May 6 tours are available 10 a.m. – 4 […]
Nicholas Hinchley Named Finance Director at the Metropolitan Airports Commission
Nicholas Hinchley, CPA, CFE, has been named the Metropolitan Airports Commission’s (MAC’s) new finance director following a national search. Hinchley has served as the MAC’s interim finance director since April 2020. Before that, he worked as accounting and finance manager for more than seven years. “This past year has been a very challenging time financially […]
Ashley Udick Appointed General Manager Aero Center Lakeland
SAR Trilogy Management, LLC has announced Ashley Udick as General Manager of Aero Center Lakeland, its FBO complex at Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL). Udick is currently overseeing the construction of the company’s first FBO complex, which will open in late May 2021. Aero Center Lakeland is located midfield off taxiway A (for pilots) and […]
NCDOT Funds Improvements at Two Airports
The N.C. Board of Transportation has approved state funds totaling $432,000 for projects that help improve safety and customer service at two North Carolina airports. The board approved the funds during its April 8 meeting. The funds the N.C. Board of Transportation approved are: $27,000 in additional state funds for land acquisition for the Runway […]
MissionGO Expands Unmanned Cargo Operations with the Addition of Retired FAA Executive Frank Paskiewicz
MissionGO, an Unmanned Aircraft Solutions (UAS) company for utility inspections, critical medical and commercial cargo, and training for operators, has announced the hiring of Frank Paskiewicz as Executive Vice President of Cargo Operations. Paskiewicz brings more than 40 years of experience in industry and government aviation ranging from technical to executive positions. He comes with […]
Gamma Aerospace Names Steven T. Rogers as Vice President of Business Development
Gamma Aerospace announces a new addition to its business leadership team with the appointment of Steven (Steve) T. Rogers as Vice President of Business Development. Headquartered in Mansfield, Texas, Gamma Aerospace is a specialized, end-to-end provider of engineered airframe and flight components for leading original equipment manufacturers and Tier I suppliers in the aerospace and […]
Dee Howard Foundation Celebrates First Annual Aviation & Aerospace Arts Contest
The Dee Howard Foundation (DHF) and the University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) celebrated the Virtual Awards Ceremony recently of the First Annual Aviation & Aerospace Arts Contest – Mission to Mars. Wayne Fagan, DHF Chair, thanked a wonderful team of cooperating organizations, speakers, volunteers, donors of gifts, and most of all the students, teachers […]
Farewell to Gate 35X – Reagan National Airport Opens New 14-Gate Concourse
Last Tuesday morning, American Airlines began welcoming customers to a new, state-of-the-art 14-gate regional concourse at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), designed to replace Gate 35X. The new concourse, constructed by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) as part of a $1 billion initiative to transform the customer experience at DCA, provides customers a […]
North Carolina National Guard aviation unit participates in Emerald Warrior 2021
Soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 130th Aviation Regiment (1-130 AB), 449th Combat Aviation Brigade participated in Emerald Warrior 2021, hosted by the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) recently at Camp Shelby, Missouri. 1-130th AB’s mission was to conduct detailed planning in close coordination with friendly ground units and execution of aerial reconnaissance and […]
